1875 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 28 June 1875 because of the resignation of Joseph Wearne.[1]

Dates

Date Event
12 June 1875 Joseph Wearne resigned.[1]
15 June 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 June 1875 Nominations
28 June 1875 Polling day
12 July 1875 Return of writ

Result

1875 Central Cumberland by-election
Monday 28 June [3]
Candidate Votes %
William Long (elected) 874 54.8
Andrew McCulloch 722 45.2
Total formal votes 1,596 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,596 70.3

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Joseph Wearne (1832-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 137. 15 June 1875. p. 1775. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1875 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.